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MARSUPIAUX [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
Marsupialia
Latin
DEF

[Order of] mammals usually having a pouch ... in which they carry the young ...

OBS

[Marsupials] are found all over Australasia and a few types are also found in America. Their anatomy is primitive and resembles in many ways that of reptiles. The young are without a placenta and are born in an extremely small and undeveloped state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Marsupialia
Latin
DEF

Ordre de mammifères sans placenta, caractérisés par leur poche ventrale destinée à recevoir les petits après leur naissance, et où ceux-ci demeurent pendant plusieurs mois, fixés aux mamelles maternelles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Marsupialia
Latin
DEF

Cada uno de los componentes de la subclase Metatheria de mamíferos, caracterizados por la presencia de huesos epipubis en la cintura pelviana, dentición característica, diferente de la que es propia de los placentados, y una bolsa marsupial, donde los recién nacidos inmaduros permanecen durante cierto tiempo hasta completar su desarrollo.

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Record 2 1980-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
OBS

(...) convergent types of mammals are identified by the lettered pairs. They include the shrew family in North America (A) and the caenolestine marsupial family in South America (A') (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
OBS

(...) on a indiqué ici par des paires de lettres un certain nombre de types d'évolution convergente de mammifères. Ils comportent la famille des Musaraignes en amérique du Nord (A) et celle des Marsupiaux Coenolestides en Amérique du Sud (A') (...)

Spanish

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